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LITERATURE. REPORT OF THE --- 'O3fiI7ERCE OF THE PORTS OF NEW RUSSIA, MOLDAVIA, AND WALLACHIA. London : Effingham and Wilson, 1836. The Russian Government, in 1834, being desirous of ascertaining the commercial advantages of the seve ral ports established on the Northern side of the Black Sea, and the Sea of Azof, the Governor- General of New Russia, Count Woranzow, ordered M. Julius De Hagemeister, an intelligent German, to Ina';c a survey of all ports lying between the Danube and the Don, and to report the actual commercial condition thereof to the Imperial Government. At the same time an ukaze was directed to all the autho rities throughout this extent of territory, enjoining them under heavy penalties to afford the Imperial functionary all the information which he might think proper to demand of them, and which it was in their power to communicate. Under circumstances so fa vourable to a strict investigation, M. Julius De Hagemeister had no difficulty in making out a faith ful report. He had only to point in the direction in which he believed knowledge to be concealed, and every door was either thrown or forced open for his inspection. Merchants allowed him all the privileges of a confidential clerk, and the Governors of towns were too happy in having such an opportunity o f showing how much they reverenced the will of the Emperor, or more correctly how much they dreaded the knout and abhorred the climate of Siberia. In 1835 the report—a very able and very lucid docu ment—was drawn up, and presented to the Imperial Government. It was subsequently printed at Odessa, and is now translated into English by F. F. Triebner, himself an author of considerable repute, by whom it is dedicated to our Noble Foreign Secretary, Lord Palmerston. Such is the outline of the causes which co-operated to place this publication—to England at least interesting as well from political as commercial considerations—before the " proud islanders of the West." There is one thing to be considered with respect to this work, which induces us to desire for it the widest circulation, and that is—its authenticity. The Rus sian Government succeeded long in concealing from all foreigners a correct knowledge of what occurred within its territory. By it alone was understood the drift of every movement, the cause of every change, and the exact extent of the benefit which it derived from the trade of it maritime stations. Up to the time when Napoleon kicked their crazy thrones from under half the Sovereigns of Europe, Russia was tolerably suc cessful in preventing the knowledge of its affairs from travelling westward ; but since that period there has been an occasional raising of the veil which concealed the political and commercial policy of the Czars, so that we are no longer left to grope our way by the dim glimmering of conjecture—the political will-o the-wisp which guided our wise ancestors. The se cret treaty of Unkiar Skelessi put us in possession of the political designs of Russia with respect to the Porte ; an:l the report of M. Julius Hagemeister will enable our merchants to judge of the immense ad vantages which Russia is likely to derive from the naviZation of the Black Sea, which was only opened to her by the treaty of Kainardji, in 1774—being then surrounded by the undisputed territory of the Porte. The policy recommended by the author of this Report to the Russian Government is as enlightened as that which forms the basis of the British Commercial System. The author would subdue by luxury, hu manize by the extension of liberal arts and sciences, and govern the people rather through their interests than their fears. He states that one of the great causes which deter the Armenians, the Calmucs, the Persians, and a great portion of the Russians, from succeeding as traders is—their dislike of water car riage on account of the risk attending it. On no account will they hazard their property, when the contrary is optiOnal with them. They all abide by _the maxim, that a "bird in the hand is worth two in the bush ;" and the consequence is, that they cannot 'be persuaded to relinquish oxen and bad roads for canals and steam-boats. This evil he thinks would be remedied were the Government to set the example to traders of employing improved machinery, and more expeditious modes of locomotion. He does not appear to place much value on the trade with Persia, unless as an engine of state policy. The Schah's subjects will make no purchases unless they can obtain long credit —somttimes so long as eighteen months. This accom modation, for which they are willing enough to pay, can only be give►► by merchants having very large ca pital, without which he is of opinion, that an oriental trade cannot be carried on with profit. Annexed to the Report are official tables of the exports and imports of all the commercial stations on the Black Sea, and the sea of Azof, for periods va rying from seven to twenty years, and ending with the year 1833 inclusive. British merchants trading with Russia will find these documents deserving of their especial attention. We can say of this work that we know of none so important to our foreign merchants ; and few so interesting to all whose duty it is to watch every movement of Russia. Mr. Kean has been playing with the greatest suc cess at "Vaterford, where his Othello is spoken of as being second only to that of his father. A blacksmith of Milan, named Ponti, has dis covered that by suspending a length of chain to one of the corners of the anvil by means of a ring, the noise of the ham mer may be almost entirely deadened. This discovery would be of great importance in large towns, where the noise of the hammer is so serious a nuisance. The bans of marriage were proclaimed for no less se..enty-five couples, on Sunday last, at St. George's, HaEnver ,iguare. Miss Harriet Martineau is still in America. The St,:ndard has been hoaxed most egregiously by an elal,orato quiz, which was perpetrated last year by a clever Yankee, under the pretence of being a history of certain dis eo7eries in the moon by Stir John Herschel, and purporting to be taken from a "supplement" to the Edinburgh,Journal of Science. The account was first furnished to a New York paper, and we have lying before us numerous proofs that its adthenticity was for a time firmly credited by many of our transatlantic contemporaries. The joke was kept up for a considerable while, but it was too good to endure for ever, and its falsehood was ultimately blazoned, to the great morti fication of its dupes. It would seem, however, that it is des tined to run a new course of deceit in this country.—Greenock Advertiser. Eighty-Six is a number likely to be celebrated in story ; Wood it should be set to music, and we dare say it Will be as renowned in song as " the Battle of the Nile." IS INGUL A R CASE.—Considerable excitement pre vailed in this city yesterday in consequence of a discovery Whicfr had about it all the appearance of romance. The cir cumm.uces of this singular case were these :—Captain D., a gentleman of considerable property in the county of Edin burgh, lib.d become insolvent, executed a trust-deed for behoof of his creditors, left this place, and occasionally resided in France and England. In the month of August 1834, having Tut up at a hotel at Herne Bay, he went out one morning About sever o'clock to bathe, but never returned; and his clothes having been found on the beach, it was naturally en o ,igh c oncluded that the Captain had been drowned. A pro o t of the circumstances under which he disappeared having be en ,:aid before the Sheriff of this county, the fact of his 'de m i se a -er.:ed no longer doubtful. His son was duly served heir to th. • entailed estate of —, and has since exeroi,ed tl.e functions of superior in granting new titles„ &e. e4c., to feuars on the estate. Besides this, various . ;nburaru.es had been effected on the life of Cap. tam D . I, 01 ,:• by hie creditors as a body and by individual cre ditors for thee.' separate interests, all of which have been paid ! It new , I oweve, - , turns out that all these doings have been premature. Captain D. is, it seems, still in the body, it being ascertained that i e was in this city for several weeks in the Ino nt i, o f November last, and it is rumoured that he was here inuch more it..ollov, and sailed in a vessel from L eith for Van Zienien's Land. This piece of information savours strongly 4 , :) f c)mance ; but to the creditors and Ins urance Com p anies it • 1 $ tea. - e than rout:lnce. One of the creditors in particular bad Orect e ,' air imiurance to the extent of 4001., and had recovered the' meet ; tire creditors, as a body, bad effected and reco vered lei; .;mes that sum, and divided the amount, all of which Will ;new of "curse have to be refunded to the respective in . stiranta.„Compan;,ns. —Edinburgh Advertiser. HIS MAJESTY'S LEVEE. Their Majesties arrived in town at half-past one o'clock yes terday from Windsor Castle. The Duke of Oldenbourg arrived at St. James's Palace, and had an audience of the King in the Royal Closet before the Levee. His Serene Highness was introduced by Viscount Pal merston, his Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Sir R. Chester, Master of the Ce remonies. His Majesty held a Levee. Prince Galitzin, Monsieur de Mintleft, Chamberlain of the Emperor of Russia, and State Councillor ; Colonel Budburg, Aide-de-Camp of the Emperor of Russia; and Captain Malt zoff, Aide-de-Camp of his Serene Highness the Prince of Ol denbourg, were respectively introduced to the King in the Entree Circle, by Count Pozzo di Borgo, the Russian Am bassador. The Duke of Cumberland, the Prince of Orange, the Here ditary Prince, and Prince Alexander of the Netherlands, the Landgrave of Hesse Homberg, Prince Ernest of Hesse Phi lippsthal, and Prince Charles of Salms-Braunfels, were present at the Levee. Among the company were the Prince of Brezenheim, the Russian and French Ambassadors ; the Neapolitan, Prussian, Sardinian, Swedish, Wurtemberg, Hanoverian, Danish, Portuguese, Grecian, Bavarian, and Netherlands Ministers ; Noory Effendi, Ottoman Minister, accompanied by M. Salame, his Majesty's Oriental Interpreter ; the Austrian and United States Charge d'Affaires ; Baron de Maltitz, Coun cillor to the Russian Embassy ; M. Lichtenberg, Councillor to the Hanoverian Legation ; Count de Grammont Secretary to the French Embassy ; Count Plessen, Secretary to the Danish Legation; Chevalier de Rebeiro, Secretary to the Portuguese Legation; Baron d'Ompteda, of the Jager Guards ; Baron von Randan, Captain in the Netherlands service ; M. Vogoridis, Secretary to the Ottoman Legation ; the Archbishop of Canterbury and York; the Lord Steward, the Lord Chamberlain, the Groom of the Stole, the Master of the Horse, the Commander of the Forces, the Captain of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms, the Captain of the Yeo man Guard ; Viscount Combermere, Gold Stick in Waiting; Lord Denman, Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench; the Master of the Buckhounds, the Master-General of the Ordnance ; Sir E. C. Disbrowe, his Majesty's Envoy Extra ordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of the Ne therlands ; the Treasurer of the Household, the Comptroller of the Household, the Master' of the Ceremonies, the Master of the Robes ; Sir Edwin Pearson, Lieutenant of the Yeo man Guard ; Sir Patrick Walker, Usher of the White Rod; Hon. Captain Poulett, Naval Aide-de -Camp in Waiting; Lord Saltoun, Colonel Lord Dufferin, Sir George Scovell, Colonels Sir Robert Gardiner, and Henry Wyndham, Aides de-Camp to his Majesty; Colonel Bowater, Equerry to the King ; Captain Pechell, R.N., M.P., Equerry in Waiting on her Majesty ; Mr. T. N. Reeve, Standard Bearer to the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen at Arms; Mr. Ellerthorp, Clerk of the Cheque; and Mr. Charles Hancock, the Exon in Waiting of the Yeoman Guard; Lord Kilmarnock, Page of Honour ; Major Hyde Assistant Master and Marshal of the Ceremonies ; Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Frederick Smith and Captain Green, Gentleman Ushers in Waiting ; Lieutenant- Colonel Reid, 2d Life Guards, Silver Stick, and the fol- lowing : DUKES.—Wellington, Grafton. MARQUISES.—HuntIey, Camden, Westminster, Tavistock, Chandos. EARLS. - Errol, Clare, Devon, Northesk, Romney, Den bigh, Brownlow, Cawdor, Normanton, Sheffield, Surrey. VISCOUNTS.-Beresford, Galway, Cole, Alford, Hereford, Clive, Templetown, Glandine, Sydney, Eastnor. LORDS.-Maryborough, Glenelg, Mahon, Francis Gordon, Teignmouth, Valletort, Russell, Churchill, Henniker, Hather ton, Howard of Effingham, James O'Brycn, Encombe, Lyt. tleton, A. Lennox. Archbishop of Armagh. Bishop of Rochester. Baron de Robeck. RIGHT HONOURAI3LES.-Lord John Campbell, H. Goulburn, Sir Gore Ouseley, M. P. ; Sir Alexander Johnston, Frederick Shaw, M. P. HONOURABLES.—Rev. H. Hugh Courtenay, the Champion Dymoke, Captain E. Curzon, R. N. ; John Carnegie, R. C. H. Spencer, Wm. C. Henniker, F. West, Rev. F. Bertie, Wm. Ponsonby. SlRS—Stratford Canning, Gerard N. Noel, M.P. ; David Wilkie, R. A. ; J. Deans Thomson, K.C. ; Compton Dom vile, J. Shelley, Wm. Geary, A. Halliday, W. R. Boughton, John Chetwode, Bart. ; George Palmer, J. S. Graves Sawle, C. Cockerel], C. C. Dering, H. Bridges, R. D. Acton, Charles Rowley, J. S. Lillie, M. T. Cholmeley, J. Eyre. Rev. Dr. Saxby Penfold. DOCTORS.—Hake, Granville. REV. MESSIEURS—Bridges, E. Bouverie, A. Bouverie, C. Proby, R. Musgrave, J. S. M. Anderson. Sergeant Jackson, M. P. MESSIEURS—Adrian Hope, J. N. Hibbert, Lindesay, Wm. Took, M.P., Adolphus Shelley, Seymour Sadler, Frederick Angerstein, Wm. Angerstein, Long, Bentham, R. Holford, Winthrop Praed, M.P., Angerstein, Thomas stcourt, Mac namara, Montagu Parker, M. P., Granville John Peen, Bourke Lambert, Ireland Blackburne, Rice Clayton, West, M.P. ; Mackenzie (of Scatwell), Douglas Stuart, Mansergh St. George, Watt, Wm. Cayley, John Macdonall, Orby, Wombwell, Senior, C. F. Grant, John Forster, Francis Wal pole, James Mills, Traill, W. Ridley Colborne, Wm. Pole Carew, Oliphant, Manley, Hawkins, Harcourt, Wm. Forbes, M. P. ; Richard Gough, Farquharson, Singleton, Bullock, Terry, B. Thompson, W. Pendarves, Holland, M. P. ; C. Paget, Brooke, F. Scot, R. Colborne, Otway Cave, Wm. Clay, Measure, Robert Hale, Grave. ADMIRALS—Sir John Beresford, Sotherton, Sir G. Martin, Sir J. Cockburn, Sir T. Rodd, Sir E. Hamilton, Sir R. Stop ford, Sir A. Digby, Maitland, Sir W. Parker, Sir J. Bren ton, Page, Sir E. Codrington. CAPTAINS (ROYAL NAVY)—W. Symonds, Broke Cod rington, Blackwood, G. 0. Lempriere, Lord J. Paulet, Fremantle, D. Hope, C. Warde. COMMANDER—PhiIIips, R.N. LIEUTENANTS ( ROYAL NAVY)—J. Prevost, Seagram, J. Rainer, W. Seacole. GENERALS—Hon. Sir S. Colville, Sir Colin Halkett, Lord Harris, Sir P. Maitland, Sir E. Lloyd, Sir T. Molynetlx, William Stuart, Sir W. Clinton, Campbell, Hodgson, Bon ham, Sir J. 0. Vandeleur, Dyott, S. Brown, Lord C. Man ners. COLONELS—Sir William Gomm, Doveton, Scudamore, Manson,' C. 8., Cotton, J. H. Litler, Horne, D. Caldwell, Calvert, Douglas, Selwey, Sir J. G. Higgins, S. Dale, Lord Brudenell, Shawc, Reeve, Rolt. Judrell, Angelo, Dawkins, Angerstein, Lygon, Sir H. Pyne, Hedgwood, Marquis of Down, Cuyler, Wallace, Burke, Freomantle. MAJORS—Maclean, Bowers, W. R. Tonkin, Babington, Clarke, Brookes, P. Jones, C. Johnson. CAPTAINS—H. D. Griffith, Matthew, M. P., Daniel, Drum mond, Cotgram, J. W. Manby, H. Aston, G. Logan, M. Cooper, S. Poole, Smyth, Dunne, Vavasour, Majendie, Lord F. Paulet, A. Jackson, Flayer, W. Jones, Winnington, M. P., W. H. Johnstone, Powys, T. Wallace, Sir K. A. Jackson, Houlton, M. Stapleton, F. Paget, Lang, Kendall, Eyles. LIEUTENANTS—Moorsom, Sandham, G. Maclean, Peyton, Vyse, Dods, Morrell, Granville, P. Maclean, Tumor, Wright, Ogilvy, Stracey, Mackinnon, Dunn, Skey, Godwin. COitNETS—Whippy, Wyndham. ENSlGNS—Colville, Greenwood, W. K. Haslewood, Angelo, Crespigny, F. Maitland, H. Phillips. • The following addresses and petitions were\ presented to his Majesty : From Holywell, in favour of the Ministry, and of their policy in regard to the Municipal Reforms in Ireland—by the Mar quis of Westminster. From the inhabitants of the borough of Finsbury, express ing their sense of the blessings which they enjoy from our balanced Constitution, and deprecating the mischievous efforts to excite dissatisfaction in the minds of his Majesty's subjects with one of the branches of the Legislature—by. Lord Mahon. From the mayor and inhabitants of Truro, praying his Ma jesty to withhold his sanction from any measure of Municipal Reform from Ireland less extensive than that now proposed by the House of Commons—by Mr. W. Tooke, M.P. From the mayor, aldermen, and councillors of Carmarthen, in favour of the Irish Municipal Reform Bill—by Commander Phillips. A petition, praying his Majesty to become the patron of an institution formed for the rescue of life from houses in flames, &c.—by Captain G. W. IManby. The following were presented to the King : Vice-Admiral Sir John Beresford, on his marriage, by General Viscount Beresford. Mr. S. Sadler, on appointment to the Leicestershire militia, by Sir G. Tuite, Bart. Mr. F. Angerstein, on his marriage, by Mr. Angerstein. Mr. Hugan, on his marriage, by Lord Denman. Mr. A. Shelley, on his marriage, by Sir J. Shelley. ' Mr. J. N. Hibbert, by the Earl of Orkney. Mr. A. Hope, on return from the Continent, by Viscount Beresford. Mr. Lindcsay, on his marriage, by the Right Hon. C. W. W. Wynn. The Rev. Mr. Bridges, by his father, Sir H. Bridges. Hon. and Rev. H. H. Courtenay, by his father, the Earl of Devon. The Right Hon. Lord J. Campbell, Colonel of the Argyll and Bute Militia, by his brother, the Duke of Argyll. Sir D. Wilkie, R. A., by Lord J. Russell. Lord F. Gordon, by the Marquis of Huntly. Captain H. D. Griffith, 35th Regiment, on his return from the Continent, by Lieutenant-General Sir J. 0. Vandeleur, G. C. B. Ensign Colville, on his appointment to the 85th King's Light Infantry, by his father, Lieutenant General Sir C. Colville. Captain W. H. Johnstone, by the Earl of Minto. The Earl of Erroll, on being appointed Lord Lieutenant of the county of Aberdeen, by Viscount Melbourne. Major-General Lord Harris, on his appointment to the com mand of the 73d Regiment, by Lord Hill. Earl of Northesk, by Lord Saltoun. Sir Joseph S. Graves Sawle, on his being created a Baronet, by nn G e ea P r e y7 la o r n ves. Sir William his marriage, by the Marquis liia W m Y Camden. Sir Andrew Halliday, on his return from the West Indies. Lord Valleto..t, on his return from abroad. The Hon. John Carnegie, on his marriage, by Viscount St. Vincent. Th e Hon. William C. Henniker, by Lord Henniker. Sir John Chetwode, Bart., by the Marquis of Chandcs. Sir George Palmer, by Lord Howe. Mr. West, M. P,, by the Right lion. Frederick Sha w . Mr. Mackenzie (of Scatwell), by the Earl of Cawdor. Captain Drummond (of Melforty), by Viscount Beresford. Mr. Sergeant Jackson, M. P., his Majesty's second Sergeant at-Law for I re l an d, b y L or d Cole. Mrs William, Cayley, by Mr. Edward Holland, M. P. Mr. James Mills, Deputy-Lieutenant of the county of Essex, - . on his marriage, by Lord Churchill. Mr. William Ridley Colborne, by his father, Mr. Ridley Col- borne. Mr. John M'Donald, on his marriage, by the Marquis of Queensberry. Viscount Alford, on being appointed Colonel of the Royal North Lincoln Militia, by the Earl Brownlow. Major Macbean, on return from Jamaica, in command of the 84th Regiment, by Lord Hill. Colonel J. 11. Littler, on his return to India. Colonel Cotton, by Lord Hill. Lieutenant-Colonel H. Caldwell, on promotion, by General Lord Combermere. • Vice-Admiral Sir George Cockburn, on return from foreign service, by Lord Minto. Lieutenant-Colonel Manson, C. 8., by the Earl of Clare. Major Babington, by Colonel Brotherton. Lieutenant-Colonel Home, Colonel Lushington. Mr. Trail!, on his return from India, by Sir J. S. Lillie. Lieutenant-Colonel Scudamore, on promotion, by Colonel Viscount Eastnor. Lieutenant- Colonel Doveton, on his return to India. Mr. Watt, by Mr. Ireland Blackburne. Mr. Mansergh St. George, by Lieutenant-Colonel Shelve. Mr. D. Stuart, by the Right Hon. Sir W. Rae, Bart., M. P. Mr. Francis Walpole, by Colonel Clive. Mr. John Forster, Lieutenant of the Staffordshire Yeomanry, by Lord Hatherton. Dr. Hake, by Sir John Webb, K. C. H. Sir Wm. Rouse Broughton, by Lord Templetown. Hon. R. C. H. Spencer, by Lord Churchill. Captain Cotgrave, by the Earl of Clare. Major Clarke, by General Lord Hill. Major W. R. Tonkin, by Lord J. Russell. Major Brookes, on his return from foreign service, by Gen. Lord Hill. Captain Powis, on his appointment as Deputy-Lieutenant of the county of Stafford, by the Earl of Denbigh. Lieutenant Seagram, R.N., from Foreign Service, by the Earl of Minto. Licut. J. Prevost, R.N., on promotion, by the Earl of Minto. Mr. Rice Clayton, by the Marquis of Westmeath. Captain Daniell, Coldstream Guards, on his marriage, by his father, Colonel Daniell. Major Bowers, by Lieut.-General Sir Evan Lloyd. Capt. Codrington, R.N., on his promotion, by Vice-Admiral Sir E. Codrington. Captain Broke, R. N., on promotion, by Lord Minto. Ensign Crespigny, on appointment to the 20th Regiment, by Lieut.-General Sir Hussey Vivian. Captain Dunne, on his return from Greece, by Major-General Sir J. Lambert. Ensign R. N. Phillips, 53d Regiment, by Lord F. Somerset. Cornet Whippy, Queen's Own Yeomanry, by Lieut.-Colonel Lord Churchill. Lieutenant Stracey, on appointment to the Scots Fusileer Guards, by Colonel Bowater. Lieut. Wright, on appointment, by the Hon. F. Maule. Lieut. Turner, by Earl Brownlow. Lieut. P. Maclean, on return from abroad, by the Earl of Haddington. Lieut. Granville, by his father, Dr. Granville. Ensign Maitland, by Rear-Admiral Maitland. Lieut. Morrell, Queen's Own Yeomanry, by Lieut.-Colonel Lord Churchill. Ensign Angelo, by Lieut.-Colonel Angelo. Licut. Dods, 4th Madras Infantry, by Sir J. R. Carnac, Bart. Ensign W. K. Haslewood, on his departure for India, by the Right Hon. Lord Duncannon. Ensign Greenwood, 31st Regiment, by Lord Teignznouth. Cornet Wyndham, 7th Hussars, by Colonel Bowater. Lieut. G. Maclean, on going abroad, by the Earl of Had dington. Licut. Sandham, on appointment to the Royal Horse Artil lery, by Sir H. Vivian. Lieut. Moorsom, on his marriage, by Lieut.-General Sir H. Campbell. Captain S. Poole, by Sir J. C. Hobhouse, Bart. Captain Sir K. 9. Jackson, Bart., for leaving on foreign service, by Colonel Brotherton. Captain T. Wallace, on his return from India, by Major- General Sir John Brown. Mr. Senior, to kiss hands on being appointed Master in Chan cery, by the Lord Chancellor. Captain M. Cooper, on his return from India, by Colonel Lord Brudenell. Mr. Hawkins, cn his marriage; by Viscount Encombe. Captain J. Logan, by Sir J. R. Carnac, Bart. Mr. 0. Wombevvell, 10th Hussars, on his marriage, by Lord F. Somerser. Mr. C. F. Grant, on his return from India, by the Bishop of Rochester. Captain H. Aston, by Sir J. R. Carnac, Bart. Commander Philips, by Lord J. Russell. Sub-Lieut. Peyton, on his appointment to the 2d Regiment of Life Guards, by Colonel Lygon, 2d Life Guards. Lieuts Ogilvy and Vyse, and Sub.-Lieut. Mackinnon, on their appointments to the 2d Life Guards, by Col. Lygon, 2d Life Guards. After the Levee his Majesty held a Private Council, which was attended by the Lord President, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Privy Seal, the First Lord of the Treasury, the Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial Departments; the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the President of the Board of Con troul, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Presi dent of the Board of Trade, the Secretary at War, and Lord Denman, Chief Justice of the Court of King's Bench. At the Council a petition from Northumberland, praying that the Assizes may be held at Morpeth, was referred to a Committee. Some reports from the Judicial Committee were agreed to. The Hon. William Bathurst was the Clerk of the Council in waiting. The Recorder of London was introduced, and made a re port to the King in Council. Viscount Palmerston introduced Sir Edward C. Disbrowe ( Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the King of the Netherlands) to an audienne of his Majesty. The King gave audiences to the Marquis of Winchester, the Marquis Conyngham, Viscount Palmerston, Lord Glenelg and Lord Hill. Lord Selford and Sir Joseph Whatley were the Lord and Groom in waiting. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CURR GH JUNEMEETING,_ MONDAY. sweepstakes of 10 sovs., h. ft., with 20 sore. added. Three Years' Old Course. Mr. Digby's llotspur, 3 yrs Mr. St. George's Sir Giles, 5 yrs 2 Mr. Henchy's Zora, 4 yrs "• 3 The Kirwin Stakes of 50 sovs. each, h. ft. Post on the flat. Second horse to save his stake. Colonel Westenra's Thump O'Brien 1 Mr. Osborne's Maria Mr. Dickson's Cripple Mr. Hunter's Jane Sweepstakes of 5 soya., p.p., with 25 added, for three yrs old; colts, Bst. 51b. ; fillies, Bst. Conolly's mile. Mr. Clancy's br. f. by Voltaire Mr. Barry's bl. f. by Sir Hercules T . . ......... ... 2 Mr. Flood's Young Penelope A Produce Match between Lord Howth and Mr. Gardiner, of 100 soya. each, was won by Lord Howth's b. f. by Napoleon walking over. RIFLE SHOOTING.—The Cup given by Mr. Bowden, the proprietor of Chalk Farm Tavern, for rifle shots, was con tested yesterday. The terms were twenty-four shots from the shoulder at two hundred yards distance. It is impossible to give any account of the shooting more than that a clockmaker named Carthlewood won the prize. The marker said that he could not insult the " gentlemen" by giving their names or the shooting ; really a piece of more than ordinary parade con sidering they had shot. for a Cup given by a publican, and worth 41. MR. ROBINSON'S MATCII TO GRAVESEND AND BACK.-Mr. Robinson has not started as it was contemplated he would these spring tides, nor can there be any feasible reason assigned why he has not. lie had named the 15th, but did not give the ne cessary notice, and therefore has not lost the day. The why and the wherefore is between him and his trainer, Lewis ; and at the crack boat-builder's no time can be named for the start, nor any reason assigned for this second disappointment ; it is more like a ruse to increase the odds than anything else. These south-westerly winds, with the beautiful tide of yester day morning, were the very thing. The answer to the many inquiries, that " Mr. Robinson is out of town," is not taken in so implicitly as might be supposed. Should he pass over Friday he will drive it to the last four days of the month. The Baroness de Feucheres has lately purchased an hotel in the Place Vendome for 380,000 francs. Prince Sheremetoff, who is said to have 120,000 slaves on his estates, has generally in his retinue, when in Moscow, nearly 1,000, comprising servants, musicians, co medians, carpenters, builders, tailors, mechanics, and artisans of all kinds. Most of the slaves mig-rate with the nobles in summer to their country seats.—Shetches in Russia. The Earl of Charleville arrived in this town on Monday, and yesterday left, to visit his large estates at Pallis Kenry, in this county, on which the Noble Lord contemplates extensive improvements. —Limerick Chronicle. Sir Iledworth Williamson has been suffering from serious illness—a severe attack of influenza, with a tendency to inflammation of the brain. The Hon. Baronet went down to the House of Commons on the second night of the debate on the Irish Church question, with the intention of voting for Ministers, but another adjournment having taken place, and his strength not being sufficiently restored to allow him to attend in his place on Friday night, he paired off against Lord Stan ley's motion. Sir llcdworth has since been on a visit to Lord and Lady Ravensworth, at Rose-bank, near Putney, where his health has considerably improved. —Durham Chronicle. Hyde-park, on Sunday was, comparatively speaking, deserted by its usual attendance of equipages, owing, in some measure, to the fatigues of the horticultural meeting on Sa turday, and by the gratis attraction of the giraffes, A Diary, containing certain original sketches of the manners of high life, is said to have been presented to a West -end publisher, which is likely to excite an unprecedented sensation in the great, or little world of the Exclusives. Tuesday morning, between ten and eleven o'clock, a sailor, in a state of intoxication, who was riding outside an omnibuy in Oxford-street, attempted to walk along the top, when he fell to the ground, and fractured his skull so dread fully that no hopes are entertained of his recovery. The Italian Opera (says Von Itaumer) is a hot house plant, altogether alien to the English soil, and merely serves to Prove that the English are very rich, and can pur cliase and command what they please, THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY, JUNE 16, 1836. KING'S THEATRE. Ole Bail gave his third, ;in:Jounced also as his last, concert yesterday evening ; but it was so good and so highly success ful, that we are quite sure that more last concerts will be called for, and that they must be granted. A more perfect performance can scarcely be imagined. To the confidence which from the first Ole Bull possessed in his own resources is now added a confidence also in the public—a persuasion that he is thoroughly understood and estimated, and that conviction has evidently enabled him to surpass all that he has hitherto done. All the pieces that he played last night were of his own composition, and have been heard before in public. They were—his concerto, in which he introduces his in imitable arpaggois ; his " adagio religioso," with the movement describing the " Lamentation of a mother for the loss of her child ;" his " polacca guerricra," a moat spirit-stirring movement, which he played at the Phil harmonic Society ; and his " fantasia solo." The great charm, perhaps, consisted in the purity of style with which the whole was given. It was all his own—new and consistent and beautifvl—not an atom of charlatism in it ; nor was any imita tion of any other great master to be detected. This was not the case when lie adopted the music of Paganini ; the compa rison was then irresistibly forced on all who heard it. We re commend him in future, whatever invidious carping may be exercised on the supposed defects of his composition, to draw from his own resources, for it is clear that only his mind can prepare what his hand is to perform. The applause was unani mous and enthusiastic at the conclusion of every piece, and nothing but a desire to spare such extreme exertion prevented the call for an encore from becoming general. This concert was the medium of the introduction of another great artist—M. Albert Sowinski, the celebrated pianist, from Paris, who made his first public appearance in this country on the occasion. He played his grand " Variations di Bravura," on the well-known march from " I Puritani ;" and great talent was displayed by M. Sowinski, both as a performer and as a composer. We have seldom heard a piece which has a fairer prospect of becoming very popular, than that which he selected for his debut. The subject is well known and highly beauti ful, and lie never suffered it to drop amidst all the splendour of his execution. The remaining interest of the concert de pended on the vocal music, in which Mrs. Bishop, Mademoi selle Assandri, Miss Woodham, Madame Sala, with Signori Rubini, Tamburini, Winter, Lablache, and F. Lablache, took part. The ballad of " John Anderson my Joe," by Mrs. Bishop, the duet of Mademoiselle Assandri with Rubini, and the preghiera, by Madame Sala, were the favourites. The symphony of Beethoven in D, with which the concert opened, was carelessly and feebly given. All the rest was good ; and had there been only Ole Bull, to judge from the disposition of the audience, their contentment would not have suffered any material abatement. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS, Ju 15. There being only 37 Members present at four o'clock, he Speaker adjourned the House till to-morrow. PARLIAMENTARY SUMMARY. In the LORDS', on Tuesday, notice was given by the Duke of Richmond that he will on Friday (to-morrow) call the attention of the House to the Report of the Commissioners on the Post office. An explanation relative to the Holyhead Packets was given by the Earl of Lichfield to the Marquis of Westmeath. Some petitions were then presented. Concurring with the Government relative to the placing Railroads under Parlia mentary controul, the Duke of Wellingteon read a clause to that effect, which he proposed should be introduced into all Railroad Bills. The Universities of Seotland Bill, after some conversation, was read a second tine; as was also the Dublin Police Bill. The House went into Committee o» the Municipal Act Amendment Bill, and a clause was introduced, reserving to the Vice- Chancellor of Cambridge the justiciary powers which he at present possessed. In the COMMONS' several private Bills were rased. Among the petitions, one presented by Mr. D. W. Harvey, from Radnor, complaining of certain proceedings at law, instituted by the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, to establish the rights of the Crown, gave rise to some discussion. Sir F. Trench made a complaint respecting the prison rooms of the House of Commons, which the Speaker said should be at tended to. Mr. Buller unsuccessfully divided the House on the motion that the Report of the . Tremoutha Railway Bill be taken into consideration. The Hon. Member's amendment was lost by a majority of 73, and the Bill was ordered to be printed. A conversation followed respecting the recogniti on by Spain of the independence of the South Amesican States, when Lord Palmerston said that negotiations on the subject were now in progress at Madrid, and that they would probably soon be brought to a satisfactory conclusion. The House af terwards proceeded to deal further with the Lords' anti-Muni cipal Reform " amendments," and finally a Committee was appointed to draw up reasons against acceding to them. In the discussion which followed a motion made by Mr. S. Crawford, to include Bandon in the towns that were to have a Mayor and Council, Mr. Walter, the Member for Berkshire, suffered severely from a right good O'Connell castigation. Mr. Walter, as connected with the Times, was well whipped, and sent away from the House much subdued, and is still smart ing under the heavy lash of the Hon. Member for Kilkenny. IN MEXICO.---IMPORTANT SALE.—The Sale of 100,000 acres of Land, in the province of Texas, took place on Tuesday at the Mart. It was under the direction of Mr. George Robins. The price at which the lots were sold, viz. from two shillings down to one shilling per acre for the fee simple, appeared to us a most inadequate price, and the more so as the news from that quarter was so favourable. In a country where the climate is very fine, and its capabilities to produce sugar, coffee, spices of all kinds, wine, cotton, tobacco, and also every sort of corn and fruit, are so manifest, navigable rivers close by, and railroads in progress, surely this must be a favourable mode 'to invest money. We understand there were several lots bought in, and for the fee simple of which one shilling per acre will be taken, although a low sum. Mr. George Robins is duly authorised to treat. It is rumoured in the Court circles that the Royal v isit to the kingdom of Hanover will not take place this year. No orders have been issued from the Admiralty to get the Royal yacht ready for sea. Their Majesties contemplated a visit some time since, but it is • expected to be postponed, owing to the present state of political affairs. Invitations on an extensive scale, including the young Prince of Oldenbourg, are issued for their Majesties' dinner party at the Palace to-morrow. The reigning Duke of Saxe Coburg and his two sons, after visiting the King and Queen of the French at the Royal Chateau at Neuilly, will proceed to Brussels, where one of the young Princes will finish his education. The Prince of Orange and his sons returned to Mivart's Hotel yesterday, from a visit to their Majesties at Windsor Castle, and shortly afterwards proceeded to the Levee at St. James's. The Prince of Oldenbourg, attended by his suite, Colonel Budberg, and Captain Matzoff, the Duke of Beaufort, the Marquis of Abercorn, Lord John So merset, Sir Stratford Canning, &c., paid complimentary visits to his Royal Highness. The reigning Landgrave of Hesse Homburg re turned to the London Hotel, Albemarle-street, yesterday morning at an early hour from Windsor Castle. One of his Majesty's state carriages was sent to the hotel to convey him to the Palace, and in the evening he accompanied the Queen to Drury-lane Theatre, to see the opera of the Maid of Artois. THE COLOSSEUM.—The following nobility and fashionables have visited the Colosseum to witness the perform ances of the Bedouins :—The Duke of Hamilton, Duke of Newcastle, Lord Sidmouth, Lord Hawarden, Lady Hare, Lady Newburgh, Lady Braybrooke, the family of the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lady Gossett, Lady Rolle, Lady Jenkins, Lady Cope, Lady Brownlow, Lady John Russell and the Misses Vernon, Lady Johnson, Lady Roden, and Lady H. Campbell, Admiral Sotheron, Admiral Codrington, Col. Fordo, Col. Hunter Blair, Sir Clifford Constable, Sir Miles Stapleton, Sir John Gerrard, Sir B. Codrington, Sir Archibald Maclean, Sir Rowland Hill, Col. Duff, Sir John Wrottesley, &c. During 1835 there were killed by carriages in the streets of Paris, 12 persons ; 217 were injured or thrown down, and 47 carriages, and shops were damaged. These ac cidents were occasioned by 95 carts or waggons, 38 private carriages, 33 hackney cabriolets, 30 other cabriolets, 27 hack ney ,coaches, 13 diligences, and 35 other pnblie carriages. .In Spain there may be truly enough said to be " Honour even among thieves • " the Spanish robbers gene rally givin g their victim a certificate of his havinz been plun dered, which effectually protects him form any further moles tation. ANNIVERSARY OF TITEBATTLE OF WATERLOO. —This most illustrious achievement in our military annals is to be commemorated to morrow evening at Vauxhall Gardens, which there is every reason to expect, from the extreme full ness of the metropolis, and the very auspicious state of the weather, will be crowded to excess. Heretofore the glorious occasion has ever been celebrated by one of the most splendid fetes of the season • and on this, it is said, the most extraor dinary exertions have been made to give it with increased splendour, with many effective novelties. 'As the celebration will take place on the day preceding the real anniversary, it will afford the Illustrious Hero and his compatriots in arms and glory an opportunity of patronising it with their presence. The steam-boats now run between New York and Providence, 200 miles, for one dollar a head MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. — Tuesday morning a fine youth, about 12 years of age, named George Mason, who resided with his parents in Gravel-lane, Southwark, was unfortunately drowned while bathing in the Thames near Southwark Bridge. A boy who was in his company made use of every exertion to save him, at the risk of his own life, but we are sorry to add without success. Drags were pro cured, but the body has not yet been found. In the event of the death of the Emperor of China, the intelligence is announced by despatches to the several provinces, written with blue ink, the mourning colour. All persons of rank are required to take the red silk ornaments from their caps, with the ball or button of rank. All subjects of China, without exception, are called upon to forbear from shaving their heads for one hundred days, within which period none may marry, play on musical instruments, or perform any sacrifice. In the criminal code of Russia the punislunent of death is nominally, though not actually abolished. It is hard to say wherein lies the humanity of this, for they flog et i minals to death with the knout—a thick thong of leather fas tened to a short handle, like a flail. When it is desired to kill the culprit, the sentence is, that he shall receive " the knout without mercy," and no person can survive the execu- . tion of that sentence. Females arc not exempt.—Sketches in Russia. FUNERAL OF HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF GORDON. The body of the late Duke arrived . at Speymouth i n th e Firebrand s t eamer , on M o nday se'nmght, and was imme diately landed under a salute of minute guns, and placed in a hearse waiting its arrival, followed by the noblemen and gentlemen who accompanied the body from London. The procession being formed, passed on to Gordon Castle, which it reached. about four o'clock, and the coffin was deposited in one of the large apartments of that majestic edifice. On Thursday the body lay in state, and great numbers of all ranks visited the Castle, to pay their sad tribute of respect to the lamented nobleman. Early on Friday morning preliminary preparations for performing the funeral rites of his Grace were commenced. About two o'clock the procession, comprising nearly sixty carriages, issued from the Castle gate, amidst the tolling of the village bells, and frequent bursts of grief from the inhabitants. Oa arriving at the entrance of the Cathedral church yard, the members of the Farmer Club dismounted, and formed themselves right and left along the pathway be tween the gate and the western portal of the Cathedral. The Principal and Professors of Marischal College, Aber deen, stationed themselves at the entrance of the aisle. The Rferent bodies who formed the procession having been thus arranged, her Grace the Duchess of Gordon ad vanced towards the tomb, supported by Brodie of Brodie and Mr. Innes, and followed by Lady Sophia Lennox and Mrs. Patillo, who, along with the Duchess, took their seats above the entrance to the vault. The coffin having been removed from the hearse, was placed on the shoulders of eight gentlemen of the Farmer Club, by whom it was borne along the great aisle of the Cathedral. The Duke of Richmond, the Marquis of Tweeddale, Lord Arthur Lennox, Mr. Baillie, of Doch four, and other gentlemen, followed the noble remains— the members of the Farmer Club acting as a body guard. On their arrival at the vault, the coffin was laid on a plat form, covered with black velvet, where it remained till the funeral service was concluded. After the solemn ceremony had been performed, the coffin was lowered into the vault ; and immediately after her Grace the Duchess (supported by the Duke of Richmond), along with the other ladies, took their departure from the churchyard, and afterwards proceeded to Gordon Castle. Thus the scene has closed on the Duke of Gordon. The last of the line has been " gathered to his fathers ;" and that proud title, which for ages has " been familiar in our mouths, like a household word," must henceforth pis away from among us.—Elgin Courier. EXHIBITION OF THE ART CF SELF-DEFENCE. His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange having ex pressed a desire, that previous to his son's leaving England, they should witness an exhibition of the mode of self-de fence adopted by the lower classes in this country, a private muster of the most celebrated in the annals of pugilism, &c., was got up yesterday afternoon, at the School of Arms, St. James's-street, Messrs. Angelo having kindly granted their use for the occasion. At three o'clock their Royal Highnesses arrived, attended by their suite, long previous to which the room was crowded to excess. Among the company present, were his Royal Highness Prince George of Cambridge, the Prince of Solms, the Dukes of Grafton and Beaufort ; Marquisses Anglesea, Douglas, Douro, Graham ; Earls Falmouth, Errol, Euston ; Lords Willoughby d'Eresby, Riddlesdale, Frederick and Adol phus Fitzclarence, Grimston, Ludlow, Hereford, F. Gor don, Loftus (2) ; Count Blucher ; Sirs C. Rowley, T Trowbridge, F. A. Roe ; Colonels Peel, Lowther, Mr. W. Peel, &c. The exhibition commenced with a bout with the gloves between Wm. Stock and John Adams, who went through two rounds in a very mediocre style. Next followed those two veterans of the ring, Thomas Cribb and Thomas Oli ver, who were received with much applause ; they also had two rounds, durinc , which Cribb had decidedly the best. Thomas Spring and' Peter Crawley, two more of the old school, next entered the arena, and, during three rounds, exhibited a splendid specimen of the noble art, Spring hav ing the advantage throughout. Next appeared Richard Curtis (the Pet of the Fancy), and Owen Swift, who pep pered each other in a good round style through two rounds, during which Curtis had the best of it. After them Young Dutch Sam and Jem Burns contested the palm. Lastly appeared Harry Holt and Redmond, who closed the sports with the gloves. C. M. Winterbottom, and - Petfield, belonging to the Ist Regiment of Life Guards, next exhi bited a specimen of the art of single stick, after which Mr. Webster and H. Angelo, jun., the two best amateur fencers in London, exhibited a specimen of fencing with foils. Then followed a bout with the same weapon between a creole gentleman, named Lyons, stated to be 84 years of age, and H. Angelo, jun., which strikingly exhibited the contrast between the old and new schools, and finished the sports. Mr. Jackson officiated as master of the ceremonies. TIIE DUKE OF SUSSEX.--" His Royal Highness has hal rather a disturbed night, but continues free from fever, and his eyes are going on well. H. HOLLAND, Signed by T. COPELAND, H. ALEXANDER. " Palace, Kensington, Tuesday, June 15, 9 A. u." A few days ago M. Mendonges, an advocate, during an excursion on the lake at Lourdes, in the Hautes Pyrenees, was drowned. His body being found was about to be carried for interment to Arrens, where he had resided. There exists, however, an ancient superstition at Lourdes, as well as in the surrounding country, that the transfer of a dead body from one commune to another would infallibly produce famine, the plague, or some other scourge. Consequently a crowd assembled, and, notwithstanding the remonstrances of the mayor and other authorities, prevented the remains from being removed. In the end the family was compelled to suffer them to be interred, at,Lourdes. As these insensate rioters had used violence, and even committed outrages against the person of the mayor, the ringleaders have been prosecuted.— French Paper. Rossini, on his passage through Brussels, had a private audience of the King, to whom he presented an un published piece of music of his composing. His Majesty has sent to the illustrious composer the insignia of the Order of Leopold. The halfpenny for a newspaper put into the Post office after 6 o'clock, until half-past 7, now produces nearly LON/. a-year. During a violent thunder-storm on Friday, seven sheep belonging to Mr. Culley, of Cossey, were killed by the electric fluid.—Suffolk Herald. The coats of arms and crests of the subscribers to the new church at Chichester are to occupy, in stained glass, the centre window of the edifice. The late rains have given a gratifying impulse to vegetation throughout the country, and already have the prices of agricultural and garden produce begun to recede, in conse quence of the improved prospects of the growers.—Bristol journal. BRITISH GUIANA.—It appears that the demand for free labour is become so great at Demerara, and is expected so much to increase, that the colonists are anxious to transfer the superabundant supply in the mother country to their own shores. The Royal Gazette, in a leading article, which we copy below, gives a most flattering account of British Guiana; and we learn from the above-mentioned extracts from the Guiana Chronicle, that the free labourers in the colony " earn IL sterling weekly, in addition to being clothed, fed, lodged, and found in medical aid."—Lincoln Gazette. [As the writer of the above paragraph proceeds to say he seeks for informa. tion on the subject, we will put him in possession of two facts —namely, that the climate of Demerara is to a great extent destructive of European life, and also equally Rreventative of British labour in the fields. The heat is unbearable, and fever, followed rapidly by death, is very common.l OYSTERS.—An old poet (time of Charles II.), Sir Aston Cokain, most poetically fancies that the fame of the Colchester oysters tempted Julius Caesar to invade this island. lie says— " The old luxuriant Romans vaunts did make, Of gustful oysters took in Lucrine lake ; Your Essex better bath, and such perchance As tempted Caesar first to pass from France."._ Poems, p. 170. The notorious Nina Lassave arrived at Brussels, from London, on the Bth inst. ; but we have not learnt whe ther she intends to exhibit herself in that capital. Lord Abinger had a long conference on Sunday last, with the venerable Earl of Eldon, on the subject of the Appellate Jurisdiction Bills. A CAT-FISH STORY, RATHER TOUGH.—The Woodbury Herald tells us that two boys lately caught in Woodbury Creek, near that place, upwards of 60 bushels of cat-fish, in the short space of two hours ! " The creek is so full of them that we have seen the crows picking them out at low water, and flying away with them by hundreds." At Munster, Prussia, on the 30th ult., a race took place of horses matched against rein-deer. The latter had to contend against seven horses who had already gained prizes at different horse-races ; but a five-year-old stallion, belonging to a peasant at Amelburen, arrived at the winning-post before the rein-deer. THE FISHING FROG.—A most ugly-looking fish of this description was caught on Whitton sands a few days since—iti appearance is truly frightful. The curiously formed head, with three sets of teeth, much resembles the head of a toad, the mouth being large enough to contain a man's head, of large dimensions—the general appearance of the other parts was similar -to the miller's thumb, the body being a yard and a half long. When first observed, it was pursuing a salmon i n th e Humber, but in the leap it overspr an g itself, and was l e ft d r y on t h e san d s . I t appea red very ferocious , and when tak en , it a dh ere d l ong w ith its teeth to the fisher man's oar. —Lincoln Gazette. TENESSEE LOTTERIES. —Among the prizes of one of these lotteries, is—" One brick house and one steamboat ; negro girl Rebecca, and sorrel mare, bay colt by Pacific, and yellow girl Matilda. The bay colt is valued at 32,000 dollars, and the yellow girl at 31,100 dollars." MILL-HILL GRAMMAR SCHOOL. The anniversary of this excellent and now prosperous in stitution was celebrated yesterday morning, when, after a lengthened examination of the pupils, and the adjudication of the usual prizes, the students sertrated for that joyous and oft-looked-forward-to interval—the Midsummer holi days. Although the nature and object of this establish ment is pretty generally known, it may not be out of place to state that it was founded some thirty years ago, with the view of affording to the children of the Protestant Dissen ters of Great Britain all the advantages arising from a pub fie school education, without imposing upon them the ne cessity of observing religious forms, in accordance neither . 4. with the tenets of their pairents, nor the doctrines in which, under their sanction, they had been previously brought up. With this laudable intention several individuals combined together to errct the noble building at Mill hill ; and although for some subsequent years the pro ject would appear not to have met with that support it so eminently deserved, they have now the proud satis faction of witnessing their school asserting its claim to be ranked as the equal of any, and the superior of many, of the rival establishments throughout the kingdom. The building is capable of containing about one hundred and twenty students, with all the requisite accommodation for masters and servants. The number during the past year has been nearly completed, and it would appear that there is every likelihood of its becoming, during the year now commencing, inadequate in regard of room to the ap plication for admission. It is nominally under the control of the head-master, Mr. Priestley, but virtually the Chap lain of the Establishment, the Rev. William Clayton, holds in his hands the reins of control. In each department the best Professors are engaged ; and combining, as it does, a strict and undeviating attention to the religion and morals of the pupils, with instruction in all branches of literature comprised in the best school course of the present day, the system adopted gives every promise for the realization of those objects it most behoves parents to have in view when settling their children during, without doubt, the eventful and important epoch of their lives. The most attractive portion of the anniversary proceed ings of yesterday, took place in the chapel of the establish ment, situated in the western wing of the building. Accord ing to custom, the Managing Committee issued invitations to a numerous body of the parents and friends of the pupils, and of individuals whose known zeal in the cause of educa tion was likely to give them an interest in the exhibition. At the early hour of 11, the chapel was completely filled with visitors, among whom were distinguishable the members of some of the most respectable families of the metropolis. Owing to the great importance of particular business at the present moment, the attendance of Members of Parliament was not so great as on former occasions ; but notwithstand ing this circumstance, the meeting passed over with as much eclat as its best wishers could desire. At eleven o'clock the Chaplain and Head Master en tered the chapel, accompanied by several members of the Committee, the Rev. J. Hoppus, Professor of Logic at the London University, and Messrs. Bishop and Tomkins, of Homerton and Stepney Colleges, the Rev. W. Clayton, the Rev. J. Phillips, a Caffre chief (whose name we are unable either to pronounce or commit to paper), J. Piper, Esq., and several other individuals interested in the school, each of whom was accommodated with seats on the plat form. The business of the meeting was opened by the de livery of a prologue (written expressly for the occasion) by Master S. Hope, after which a succession of recitations, ex tracted from the works of the best ancient and modern authors, in Greek, Latin, English, and French, took place. A scene from Mr. Sergeant Talfourd's lon was followed by a Parliamentary debate (the subject—one by the way not over judiciously selected—being the motion to exempt the Lords Spiritual from attending the Upper House as Peers of Parlia meW, in which Mr Gillon, Sir R. Inglis, Sir J. Campbell, Mr. Rippon, Lord Stanley, Sir R. Vyvyan, Mr. O'Connor, Mr. Baines, Mr. Roebuck, Lord Morpeth, Sir R. Peel, Sir A. Agnew, and Mr. P. Thomson, faund by no means ineffi cient representatives. It was got up with great attention to minutia, and went off uncommonly well. The best re citation of the day was, however, the judgment scene of Shylock, in which Masters Scott, Philip Field, Taylor, H. Jackson, Simpson, H. Waugh, and R. Cunliffe sustained the principal parts. H. Waugh, as Gratiano, was ex tremely good in his tauntings of the .Tew towards the con clusion of the scene. It is, however, invidious to particu larize where all deserve nearly equal praise. Before con cluding the notice of this part of the exhibition, it is but justice to observe that we have never heard French better pronounced in any English school than we heard it yesterday. The teacher of this branch evidently spared no labour, nor have his pupils proved inattentive. In a supposed dialogue between an old soldier of the Grande Arnzee, and the editor of a modern newspaper, the patois of the provinces was brought into good contrast with the improvements of the modern style. The programme of the recitations having been gone through—the most generally interesting portion of the ex hibition—that of delivering the prizes awarded by the Exa miners in classics, mathematics, geography, &c. &c., was proceeded in. This task was entrusted to the Rev. George Clayton (the brother of the chaplain), who certainly dis charged it in a most: dignified and impressive manner. Af ter a few preliminary observations, in the course of which he read a letter from the examiners (the Rev. John Hop pus, and Messrs. Bishop, Tomkins, and Wright), expres sive of their entire satisfaction at the progress made by the pupils, and their gentaral approval of the system ador.t, d by the school, he proceeded to proclaim, Ist, the names of pupils to whom prizes were awarded at the last Christmas examination, when there is no public exhibition ; 'and 2dl y, those whom the examiners had recommended for distinction on Monday last. In the first list were the following : Classics : Harris, Taylor, Morris, Josh. Dixon, Martin, Cooke, and Coote. In mathematics, Harris, Davies, Josh. Dixon, and Cooke. In geography, Philip and Morris. In writing, Carey Hope. In French, Creeke and Freeman. In drawing, Philip and Edward Hunter; and in good con duct Frederick Scott. The following is a copy of the se cond list, with the several prizes annexed to the names : CLASSICS. —First class, Griffith, Milton's Poetical Works, 6 vols. ; 2d ditto, Henry Waugh, Trollope's Homer ; 3d ditto, Goodridge, Sophocles; 4th ditto, Thomas Waugh, Buttman) Greek Grammar; sth ditto, Cartwright, Zumpt's Latin Grammar; 6th ditto, Banbury, Hill's Essays on Ancient Greece; 7th ditto, William Holmes, Life of Mason Good; Bth ditto, Sykes, ./Eschines (small copy.) MATHEMATICS --First class, George Jackson, Lyell's Geo logy, 4 vols. ; 2d ditto, Sewell, Arnott's Elements of Physics; 3d ditto, Stephen Lewis, Boook of Science, 2 vols. (arithme tic) • 4th ditto, Medhurst, Somerville on Physical Sciences (ariihmetic.) GEOGRAPHY. —First class, Cunliffe, Life of Sir William Jones, 2 vols. ; 2d ditto, Henry Waugh, Conversations on Botany. WRlTlNG. —Cartwright, Lardner on the Steam Engine (for having exhibited most improvement in the art). ATTENTION TO IRVING'S ELEMENTS OF ENGLISH' COMPOSI TION AND PALEY'S EVIDENCES OF CHRISTIANITY. —Henry Creak, Good's Book of Nature, 3 vols. ENGLISH GRAMMATICAL EXERCISES AND ELEMENTS OF HIS - TORY. —Davies, Tower Menagerie ; Marling, Herschel's Astronomy. FRENCH. —Williams, Grammaire des Grammaries ; Perry, Histoire de France, par des Carriere. DRAWING.—New, Mudie's British Birds, 2 vols. (for supe riority in the careful and accurate outlines with which his drawings have been executed). Goon CONDUCT.—Henry Smart, Memoir of Dr. Carey; Penny, Evidences of Christianity. According as each pupil named in this list mounted the platform, the Rev. Mr. Clayton, in addressing him in terms of commendation and advice, presented to him his allotted prize, upon which he retired amid the cheers of his fellow students. The scene, as all similar are, was most animating and impressive, and reminding almost all present of the feel ings of by-gone days at once came home to the heart of each. The meeting having terminated with the delivery of the prizes, the visitors were invited to promenade in the grounds, until the ringing of a bell should announce that a eltjeuner ala fourchetle was ready for demolition. The signal hav ing been after a brief interval given, about 300 g entlemen, sat down to table in the hall of the school. The collation was an excellent one, and, it is needless to say, was done ample justice to. On the work of demolition ceasing, several toasts were proposed, and some excellent speeches made by Mr. Piper, the Chairman, the Rev. G. Clayton, and Messrs. Davenport and Priestly. The latter, in some passages, was particularly eloquent, and elicited loud cheers froni his friends. At six o'clock the numerous visitors separated, evidently much gratified with the scene they had witnessed through out the day. u f t r o n s e a r v a e l gradually n d r i s t e h i e i latter is considere d to be hi g h e r now than it has been for fif teen years. in the GL AGSlaGsg°::.—Cal3ttleeef l‘ alant(lirc m utton Au inquest was on Tuesday held at the George Inn, Aldermanbery, on Miss Elizabeih:Burgess. She had paid a Miss Tilrle a sovereign to be taught fringe work, in expecta tion of having employment at the hoirse where Miss Tune was eny • loyed. The foreman hearing of tare transaction, confronted be parties, and told Miss Turle she had acted very impro perly, and that the firm would not sanction her taking money by holding out such a promise pf employment. Miss Turle consented to refund the money, but denied the promise. All she said she promised was, that she would teach the work, and endeavour to get Miss Burgess employed. Miss Tote ap pealed to her landlady and to Miss Burgess for the truth of IN hat she said. The landlady confirmed her, and Miss Bur gess at this instant dropped senseless from her chair to the ground. She was raised, but ag tin fell, and after that, falling a third time, her friends and medical attendance were sent for. She died the next afternoon, and from a post mortem examina tion it appeared she had been seized with paralysis of the left side, followed by a rupture of a blood-vessel in the brain and apoplexy. The vessels of the brain had been long unhealthy, Verdict, Natural death.